(Description from back cover)
From ancient times,
the ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear. When it flew overhead, it
left in its wake desolate, frozen land. No man had ever tamed one.
Adara first glimpsed
the ice dragon as she played in the snow long after the other children had fled
the cold. But Adara was not afraid: she was a winter child, born during the
worst freeze that anyone could remember. In her fourth year she touched the
dragon, and in her fifth year she rode upon its back for the first time.
Then, in her seventh
year, on a calm summer day, fiery dragons from the North swooped down upon the
peaceful farm that was Adara’s home. And only a winter child – and the ice
dragon who loved her – could save her world from destruction.
The Ice Dragon has quickly become one of my favourite short
stories. This book is beautifully illustrated by Luis Royo and is suitable for
children and adults alike. It’s the perfect book to bring along with you to
read during your lunch break at work or school (or the commute to and from, for
that matter), or to read to the kids as a bedtime story.
Adara is a sweet, serious girl who prefers to play by
herself, building snow palaces and playing with ice lizards. She’s brave and intelligent
and I love that she’s not afraid of much, especially the ice dragon, which she
treats as though it were as harmless as one of the ice lizards.
I love the relationship between Adara and the ice dragon and
the story overall is an adventure, well written and entertaining. I rate it,
without hesitation, 5/5.
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